While there have been frequent sightings of a leopard in the Gorai-Manori belt for over a month, with no man-animal conflict incident, activist Godfrey Pimenta, in a letter, has alleged that despite this, the forest department has done very little to trap the animal. 

On Sunday, Pimenta wrote to the Deputy Conservator of Forest, Thane (Territorial), Chief Conservator of Thane Forest Department, Chief Conservator of Forest Thane (wildlife), SGNP, Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister, Chief Secretary of Maharashtra, and the Environment Secretary.